Garage flooring

[RSVP911]

gary71 said:

My garage is now finished with porcelin tiles. This is an earlier work in progress picture:



This was also on a new build floor as above (other than three years of use) using normal Bal rapidset flexible floor adhesive (fully bedded rather than dabs) and dark grey grout .

I've done plenty of work on the car since, had it up on axle stands etc and all seems fine. I must admit to being a little concerned that it would just crack the first time I parked on it!

I sorted the threshold with a bevelled chrome edging strip cemented under the tile edge and grouted. It has also survived daily use without damage.

Nice floor - but far nicer car - is is an S or a T or an L - please tell me all about it - looks lovely !!

[gary71]

It's a '72 2.4T, full gory details can be found here:

Readers Cars 1972 2.4T

[Legacywr]

Any idea of the best way to cut these 1/4" plastic tiles?

[MGTS]

I have just fitted similar in my basement - Stanley knife will do it. It's hard work. And cut away from you so you don't slip and cut your hand (I only made that mistake once). Alternatively a jig saw will do it

[RegMolehusband]

Definitely a jig saw with a wood cutting blade. You can get good ones cheap and they always come in useful.

[RWA441]

I put similar down in my garage and used my sliding mitre saw. Done in a second with clean cuts every time. I would think a stanley knife would be a nightmare for those and eventually you will slice yourself!

[Legacywr]

Sliding mitre saw?

[bertie]

Legacywr said:

Sliding mitre saw?

I guess something like this.....

http://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage3-s-210mm-...

When I did mine before I found it was as cheap to do porcelain tiles, I did them with a small table circular saw, like this...worked well but deafening so wear ear defenders!

http://www.screwfix.com/p/scheppach-hs80-210mm-tab...

[RegMolehusband]

There's a lot of talk of ceramic tiles but you really don't want to discount plastic floor tiles. They can be laid DIY in a few hours with no bonding needed. They look great and are used in commercial workshops too.




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[bertie]

RegMolehusband said:

There's a lot of talk of ceramic tiles but you really don't want to discount plastic floor tiles. They can be laid DIY in a few hours with no bonding needed. They look great and are used in commercial workshops too.

I've got 2 garages, the old 3 car one which I did in plastic interlocking Eco Tiles as the floor was brick so very uneven. They are great, warm to lay and work on, don't worry about dropping stuff on them, but not easy to keep clean.

The new 5 car garage / workshop I built with a nice flat powerfloat concrete floor and have had porcelain tiles and IMHO they look much better, but you do have to be more carefull about dropping stuff, and they are colder.

Personal preferance.

[riosyd]

Our garage "before" (or rather "during" as a lot of stuff/junk had been removed before I remembered to take a photo)


and "after"


Edited to add this "before" photo that my friend took!

Edited by riosyd on Friday 5th September 21:12

[Deisel Weisel]

^ Looks like McLaren HQ, if it weren’t for the patchy colouring of that photo. Cracking transformation.

[eliot]

Very nice - but its almost too nice to do any actual work in it (Think angle grinder on rusty metal)

[riosyd]

Deisel Weisel said:

^ Looks like McLaren HQ, if it weren’t for the patchy colouring of that photo. Cracking transformation.

Funny you should say that
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(No angle grinders or rusty metal allowed )

[hornetrider]

riosyd said:

Funny you should say that


(No angle grinders or rusty metal allowed )

[NotNormal]

[Legacywr]

I already have the (free) plastic tiles.

[Legacywr]

bertie said:

Legacywr said:

Sliding mitre saw?

I guess something like this.....

http://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage3-s-210mm-...

Oh, I have one those already

What type of blade did you use?

[bertie]

Legacywr said:

Oh, I have one those already

What type of blade did you use?

I used a far too coarse one!

You want a nice fine blade for plastic.

[sjj84]

When using the plastic interlocking tiles, what do you do around the edges, cut off the tabs to create a straight edge? Or can you buy straight edge pieces like you can buy ramps?